10 Assisted Living Facilities Near Decatur, IL
Decatur is the largest city in Macon County, with a population of 70,746. An estimated 19.7% of its residents are in the 65+ age group, lured by Decatur’s small-town feel and low cost of living. It’s also a place where seniors can experience a range of modern and historical cultural activities, such as visiting the Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum, which combines both, and the Wabash Depot Antique Centre, a stunning example of classical revival architecture that’s earned its place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Assisted living can be a good option for seniors who no longer can handle daily tasks easily, such as personal care, but are reluctant to give up their independence. The facilities offer clean and comfortable homes, 24/7 supervision, and meals prepared by chefs, while the residents are free to spend their time as they wish. Seniors can expect monthly costs in the region of $4,629 for an assisted living placement, a figure that’s about 7.4% above the national average of $4,300.
This guide considers assisted living costs in more detail, reviews the pros and cons of living in Decatur and lists some free resources for its seniors.
Directory of Assisted Living Facilities in Decatur, IL
Eagle Ridge of Decatur
875 W. McKinley Avenue, Decatur, IL, 62526
Eagle Ridge of Decatur was in a nice location. They’re very friendly. The staff said they’re like a family there and a lot of the residents and the staff were friendly. I could have pictured myself li
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Eagle Ridge of Decatur was in a nice location. They’re very friendly. The staff said they’re like a family there and a lot of the residents and the staff were friendly. I could have pictured myself living there. The least I liked is that there were no levels of care. It’s assisted living, and then you would have to move on. The room had a sink and a kitchenette. Their facilities were very nice, but they’re higher priced. They had a nice activity program. It was very welcoming and homey.
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Eagle Ridge of Decatur was in a nice location. They’re very friendly. The staff said they’re like a family there and a lot of the residents and the staff were friendly. I could have pictured myself li
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Eagle Ridge of Decatur was in a nice location. They’re very friendly. The staff said they’re like a family there and a lot of the residents and the staff were friendly. I could have pictured myself living there. The least I liked is that there were no levels of care. It’s assisted living, and then you would have to move on. The room had a sink and a kitchenette. Their facilities were very nice, but they’re higher priced. They had a nice activity program. It was very welcoming and homey.
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Carriage Crossing of Decatur
2650 North Monroe St, Decatur, IL, 62526
Carriage Crossing of Decatur was very nice, but I didn’t want that location. It’s right by a hospital. For somebody who never gets out, it would be OK, but I get out and run around, and I didn’t feel
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Carriage Crossing of Decatur was very nice, but I didn’t want that location. It’s right by a hospital. For somebody who never gets out, it would be OK, but I get out and run around, and I didn’t feel comfortable there. The studio apartment was very, very small. I would have felt like I was going back to college. It was like a dorm room. You could only have a chair and a bed. That’s a nursing home to me, not assisted living. The staff was a 5. I told her if I were choosing a home just based on likability, I would choose them, but that’s not what I’m going there for totally.
I didn’t try the food. They are not very full since the pandemic. It was sort of like a little ghost town. There were not very many people there, but they do a lot of nice activities. They’re next to a daycare, and they bring the kids over for crafts once a month. They’re next to a YMCA. The older people can go swimming there, so it’s nice to be neighborly. I just told the staff location-wise, it wasn’t where I wanted to be. It’s a beautiful facility, but it’s too inner city for me.
The room was way too small and in the kitchenette part of the studio, there’s no sink. You would have to wash your dishes in the bathroom sink. I thought to myself that is not gonna be happening. If you were more debilitated and you ate every meal with them, it wouldn’t matter, but for my needs, it mattered, so I had to rule it out.
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Carriage Crossing of Decatur was very nice, but I didn’t want that location. It’s right by a hospital. For somebody who never gets out, it would be OK, but I get out and run around, and I didn’t feel
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Carriage Crossing of Decatur was very nice, but I didn’t want that location. It’s right by a hospital. For somebody who never gets out, it would be OK, but I get out and run around, and I didn’t feel comfortable there. The studio apartment was very, very small. I would have felt like I was going back to college. It was like a dorm room. You could only have a chair and a bed. That’s a nursing home to me, not assisted living. The staff was a 5. I told her if I were choosing a home just based on likability, I would choose them, but that’s not what I’m going there for totally.
I didn’t try the food. They are not very full since the pandemic. It was sort of like a little ghost town. There were not very many people there, but they do a lot of nice activities. They’re next to a daycare, and they bring the kids over for crafts once a month. They’re next to a YMCA. The older people can go swimming there, so it’s nice to be neighborly. I just told the staff location-wise, it wasn’t where I wanted to be. It’s a beautiful facility, but it’s too inner city for me.
The room was way too small and in the kitchenette part of the studio, there’s no sink. You would have to wash your dishes in the bathroom sink. I thought to myself that is not gonna be happening. If you were more debilitated and you ate every meal with them, it wouldn’t matter, but for my needs, it mattered, so I had to rule it out.
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Imboden Creek Garden Assisted Living
185 W. Imboden Drive, Decatur, IL, 62521
Imboden Creek Garden Assisted Living is an assisted living facility situated near the shores of Lake Decatur in Decatur, Illinois. Residents enjoy being able to relax in the cozy gazebos surrounded by
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Imboden Creek Garden Assisted Living is an assisted living facility situated near the shores of Lake Decatur in Decatur, Illinois. Residents enjoy being able to relax in the cozy gazebos surrounded by lush foliage located in the facility’s courtyard and taking part in regular outdoor cookouts. Families appreciate that their loved ones get to stay active mentally and physically with regular craft and exercise classes. Residents state the facility allows them to have companion animals in their rooms, offers live music performances and themed parties regularly for them to enjoy.
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Imboden Creek Garden Assisted Living is an assisted living facility situated near the shores of Lake Decatur in Decatur, Illinois. Residents enjoy being able to relax in the cozy gazebos surrounded by
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Imboden Creek Garden Assisted Living is an assisted living facility situated near the shores of Lake Decatur in Decatur, Illinois. Residents enjoy being able to relax in the cozy gazebos surrounded by lush foliage located in the facility’s courtyard and taking part in regular outdoor cookouts. Families appreciate that their loved ones get to stay active mentally and physically with regular craft and exercise classes. Residents state the facility allows them to have companion animals in their rooms, offers live music performances and themed parties regularly for them to enjoy.
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Tanglewood Village
1293 S. 34th Street, Decatur, IL, 62521
Tanglewood Village is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 and the local airport in Decatur, Illinois, and it enjoys the beauty of nature with its wooded area and proximity to Lake Decatur. The indepe
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Tanglewood Village is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 and the local airport in Decatur, Illinois, and it enjoys the beauty of nature with its wooded area and proximity to Lake Decatur. The independent living facility is praised for its cleanliness, bright interior and helpful staff. Residents enjoy sumptuous meals and home-baked desserts served in the open dining room, and they live in spacious studio apartments that have their own kitchenettes and restrooms. Special mention is given to Tanglewood Village’s calendar of activities, which includes bingo, casino-style games, devotional time, Bible studies, Wii Bowling, holiday celebrations and scheduled trips.
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Tanglewood Village is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 and the local airport in Decatur, Illinois, and it enjoys the beauty of nature with its wooded area and proximity to Lake Decatur. The indepe
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Tanglewood Village is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 and the local airport in Decatur, Illinois, and it enjoys the beauty of nature with its wooded area and proximity to Lake Decatur. The independent living facility is praised for its cleanliness, bright interior and helpful staff. Residents enjoy sumptuous meals and home-baked desserts served in the open dining room, and they live in spacious studio apartments that have their own kitchenettes and restrooms. Special mention is given to Tanglewood Village’s calendar of activities, which includes bingo, casino-style games, devotional time, Bible studies, Wii Bowling, holiday celebrations and scheduled trips.
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Primrose Retirement Community of Decatur
1145 West Arbor Drive, Decatur, IL, 62526
Primrose Retirement Community of Decatur offers independent and assisted living in Decatur, Illinois and is a five-minute drive to Hickory Point Mall, Hickory Point Golf Course and a Walmart. It is de
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Primrose Retirement Community of Decatur offers independent and assisted living in Decatur, Illinois and is a five-minute drive to Hickory Point Mall, Hickory Point Golf Course and a Walmart. It is described by visitors and residents as a luxury, resort-type home with its choice of apartments and townhome villas, which have garages, spacious rooms and plenty of kitchen cabinets. It receives high marks for its great meals and various amenities including a movie theater, exercise room, ice cream parlor, hair salon and comfortable areas for socializing. Primrose is praised for its dedicated staff and the quality of life it offers.
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Primrose Retirement Community of Decatur offers independent and assisted living in Decatur, Illinois and is a five-minute drive to Hickory Point Mall, Hickory Point Golf Course and a Walmart. It is de
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Primrose Retirement Community of Decatur offers independent and assisted living in Decatur, Illinois and is a five-minute drive to Hickory Point Mall, Hickory Point Golf Course and a Walmart. It is described by visitors and residents as a luxury, resort-type home with its choice of apartments and townhome villas, which have garages, spacious rooms and plenty of kitchen cabinets. It receives high marks for its great meals and various amenities including a movie theater, exercise room, ice cream parlor, hair salon and comfortable areas for socializing. Primrose is praised for its dedicated staff and the quality of life it offers.
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Randall Residence of Decatur
1415 W. Mound Rd., Decatur, IL, 62526
Very disappointing outcome…and would not recommend.
Kate (the admissions director) seemed wonderful. My family met with her and took a tour of Randall and were very pleased. We had our parents a
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Very disappointing outcome…and would not recommend.
Kate (the admissions director) seemed wonderful. My family met with her and took a tour of Randall and were very pleased. We had our parents all set to move into the Assisted Living section and they paid the required $500 deposit.
They were placed on a waiting list starting in April 2021. There was a room immediately available a few days later. None of us were quite ready to move them in just yet. So we waited. And waited. We were assured a room would be available soon. It was not. Now we are in the month of June. What Randall never told us at the initial meeting (and we didn’t think to ask) was that all residents in the Independent Living section could move to assisted living BEFORE anyone else on the list. This just kept moving our parents down to the bottom of the list. They then encouraged us to move them into Independent Living so that they could move into Assisted Living faster. This would have required us to move them twice. We declined.
We also asked them not to come to make an assessment of our parents unless we were AT THEIR HOME, which Kate had agreed. They had already made several impromptu casual visits. I thought this was good. I felt as if Kate was trying to make them feel included at Randall. Kate had called me at work to ask if she could stop by their home and she assured me that this visit, with just her nurse (and the nurses dog) was NOT an official assessment of their abilities. She mentioned that they were both just out and about, visiting another potential resident in the area, with the nurses little dog. I told her it was fine, that my parents loved dogs and would more than likely love a visit. This was the (3rd time?) she had been to visit.
Within a day or two after this visit we were sadly informed that our Dad would not be welcome at Randall because he required too much care. The nurse, on what I was told was an unofficial visit, had gone ahead and made her “official” assessment when we were not present. She made the decision that our Dad could not live there. Dad was deeply hurt by this rejection. He then started to decline rapidly and it wasn’t long until he died. Two days after he was buried, Kate from Randall called and said that they had a room open for our Mom. What a coincidence! We were dumbfounded. Mom declined to live at Randall. My sister spoke to Kate and was told we should be entitled to a refund, which we did receive and we appreciated.
There is nothing I can really prove about this whole situation, but it seems shady. I am annoyed that they agreed to let my Dad move in at all, even at the initial visit in April, when he was there in a wheelchair. Perhaps they should do more than one assessment? I don’t know what the answer is, and it isn’t up to me to fix how they do business…But there is a saying about people that goes like this…”I may forget what you said, but I know how you made me FEEL.” And our whole family feels this is a shabby way to do business. So, great for those folks who love Randall residence. We do not. I can only hope that no one else has to experience a similar situation placing their loved one in a facility.
To our family, it was a colossal waste of time.
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Very disappointing outcome…and would not recommend.
Kate (the admissions director) seemed wonderful. My family met with her and took a tour of Randall and were very pleased. We had our parents a
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Very disappointing outcome…and would not recommend.
Kate (the admissions director) seemed wonderful. My family met with her and took a tour of Randall and were very pleased. We had our parents all set to move into the Assisted Living section and they paid the required $500 deposit.
They were placed on a waiting list starting in April 2021. There was a room immediately available a few days later. None of us were quite ready to move them in just yet. So we waited. And waited. We were assured a room would be available soon. It was not. Now we are in the month of June. What Randall never told us at the initial meeting (and we didn’t think to ask) was that all residents in the Independent Living section could move to assisted living BEFORE anyone else on the list. This just kept moving our parents down to the bottom of the list. They then encouraged us to move them into Independent Living so that they could move into Assisted Living faster. This would have required us to move them twice. We declined.
We also asked them not to come to make an assessment of our parents unless we were AT THEIR HOME, which Kate had agreed. They had already made several impromptu casual visits. I thought this was good. I felt as if Kate was trying to make them feel included at Randall. Kate had called me at work to ask if she could stop by their home and she assured me that this visit, with just her nurse (and the nurses dog) was NOT an official assessment of their abilities. She mentioned that they were both just out and about, visiting another potential resident in the area, with the nurses little dog. I told her it was fine, that my parents loved dogs and would more than likely love a visit. This was the (3rd time?) she had been to visit.
Within a day or two after this visit we were sadly informed that our Dad would not be welcome at Randall because he required too much care. The nurse, on what I was told was an unofficial visit, had gone ahead and made her “official” assessment when we were not present. She made the decision that our Dad could not live there. Dad was deeply hurt by this rejection. He then started to decline rapidly and it wasn’t long until he died. Two days after he was buried, Kate from Randall called and said that they had a room open for our Mom. What a coincidence! We were dumbfounded. Mom declined to live at Randall. My sister spoke to Kate and was told we should be entitled to a refund, which we did receive and we appreciated.
There is nothing I can really prove about this whole situation, but it seems shady. I am annoyed that they agreed to let my Dad move in at all, even at the initial visit in April, when he was there in a wheelchair. Perhaps they should do more than one assessment? I don’t know what the answer is, and it isn’t up to me to fix how they do business…But there is a saying about people that goes like this…”I may forget what you said, but I know how you made me FEEL.” And our whole family feels this is a shabby way to do business. So, great for those folks who love Randall residence. We do not. I can only hope that no one else has to experience a similar situation placing their loved one in a facility.
To our family, it was a colossal waste of time.
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Chelp
1429 North Jasper Street, Decatur, IL, 62526
CHELP is a wonderful Senior Home Care Agency in Decatur Illinois! We had them help with the care of my Grandma’s house care and shopping needs due to her not being able to get out and not being able
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CHELP is a wonderful Senior Home Care Agency in Decatur Illinois! We had them help with the care of my Grandma’s house care and shopping needs due to her not being able to get out and not being able to do them on her own. CHELP tends to hire workers go that go above and beyond what their job entitles them to do. My Grandma had one worker that became friends with the family and was very special to us. As her health began to fail we had to rely on them more and we were always very happy. They never complained about having to go to the store when it was really cold or really hot or doing laundry or anything. Once we put her in an assisted living facility and no longer needed their services there was a couple of workers that kept in touch with us and her. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for Senior Home Care to call CHELP.
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CHELP is a wonderful Senior Home Care Agency in Decatur Illinois! We had them help with the care of my Grandma’s house care and shopping needs due to her not being able to get out and not being able
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CHELP is a wonderful Senior Home Care Agency in Decatur Illinois! We had them help with the care of my Grandma’s house care and shopping needs due to her not being able to get out and not being able to do them on her own. CHELP tends to hire workers go that go above and beyond what their job entitles them to do. My Grandma had one worker that became friends with the family and was very special to us. As her health began to fail we had to rely on them more and we were always very happy. They never complained about having to go to the store when it was really cold or really hot or doing laundry or anything. Once we put her in an assisted living facility and no longer needed their services there was a couple of workers that kept in touch with us and her. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for Senior Home Care to call CHELP.
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Evergreen Senior Living
4825 E. Evergreen Court, Decatur, IL, 62521
Evergreen Place Supportive Living is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 in Decatur, Illinois, and enjoys a convenient location close to various shopping, dining, banking and other commercial ameniti
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Evergreen Place Supportive Living is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 in Decatur, Illinois, and enjoys a convenient location close to various shopping, dining, banking and other commercial amenities. Residents’ loved ones find the facility a beautiful place with nice decor and atmosphere, wonderful food and adequate, comfortable studio and one-bedroom apartments. Visitors who consider living in Evergreen Place like the friendly environment, knowledgeable staff, shopping transportation and the fact studio rooms have kitchenettes. The community receives high marks for its open dining area where residents can choose what they like to eat from from the menu.
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Evergreen Place Supportive Living is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 in Decatur, Illinois, and enjoys a convenient location close to various shopping, dining, banking and other commercial ameniti
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Evergreen Place Supportive Living is easily accessible from U.S. Route 36 in Decatur, Illinois, and enjoys a convenient location close to various shopping, dining, banking and other commercial amenities. Residents’ loved ones find the facility a beautiful place with nice decor and atmosphere, wonderful food and adequate, comfortable studio and one-bedroom apartments. Visitors who consider living in Evergreen Place like the friendly environment, knowledgeable staff, shopping transportation and the fact studio rooms have kitchenettes. The community receives high marks for its open dining area where residents can choose what they like to eat from from the menu.
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The Glenwood Supportive Living of Mt. Zion
1635 Baltimore Ave. , Mount Zion, IL, 62549
Attentive care and devotion to the residents are at the heart of life at The Glenwood Supportive Living of Mt. Zion, located in Mt. Zion, Illinois. The spacious facilities and well-tended grounds help
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Attentive care and devotion to the residents are at the heart of life at The Glenwood Supportive Living of Mt. Zion, located in Mt. Zion, Illinois. The spacious facilities and well-tended grounds help make life pleasant for residents, and everything is kept meticulously clean. Residents can relax around the fireplace or at the snack bar, and the regular classes in the exercise room provide an opportunity to stay in shape. Friendly staff and a full social calendar help keep residents happy, and visitors report being very pleased with the food served in the "awesome" dining area.
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Attentive care and devotion to the residents are at the heart of life at The Glenwood Supportive Living of Mt. Zion, located in Mt. Zion, Illinois. The spacious facilities and well-tended grounds help
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Attentive care and devotion to the residents are at the heart of life at The Glenwood Supportive Living of Mt. Zion, located in Mt. Zion, Illinois. The spacious facilities and well-tended grounds help make life pleasant for residents, and everything is kept meticulously clean. Residents can relax around the fireplace or at the snack bar, and the regular classes in the exercise room provide an opportunity to stay in shape. Friendly staff and a full social calendar help keep residents happy, and visitors report being very pleased with the food served in the "awesome" dining area.
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Hickory Point Christian Village
565 W. Marion Ave., Forsyth, IL, 62535
I am going to Hickory Point Christian Village. Assisted living is the level of care I’m going into. I like the location. It’s in a good part of the Decatur area and it’s on a dead-end road, so there w
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I am going to Hickory Point Christian Village. Assisted living is the level of care I’m going into. I like the location. It’s in a good part of the Decatur area and it’s on a dead-end road, so there won’t be people driving through a lot unless they work there or live there. I like that because I use a motorized wheelchair and I’m going to enjoy riding all around those sidewalks. The aesthetics of it were very nice. They’re redoing some remodeling right now. It just seemed like a very homey and nice place.
The admissions person has been wonderful to work with, Allison. She’s been very, very kind the two times that I’ve been there. I’m going with a studio apartment and it was larger than the one facility I looked at. There’s Christian persuasion, meaning that they have a chaplain that does services and devotions, and I like that. There are lots of good plusses.
I haven’t tried the food yet, but that’s not too critical for me because I’m only going to eat a small portion of it anyway. I’m on a special eating plan and I’ll be eating some of theirs and some of mine. Whatever they do will be great with me. It’s a very beautiful facility, and they had nice landscaping. Every time I mention to someone that I’m going there, they speak very highly of it. They get a good reputation in the community.
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I am going to Hickory Point Christian Village. Assisted living is the level of care I’m going into. I like the location. It’s in a good part of the Decatur area and it’s on a dead-end road, so there w
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I am going to Hickory Point Christian Village. Assisted living is the level of care I’m going into. I like the location. It’s in a good part of the Decatur area and it’s on a dead-end road, so there won’t be people driving through a lot unless they work there or live there. I like that because I use a motorized wheelchair and I’m going to enjoy riding all around those sidewalks. The aesthetics of it were very nice. They’re redoing some remodeling right now. It just seemed like a very homey and nice place.
The admissions person has been wonderful to work with, Allison. She’s been very, very kind the two times that I’ve been there. I’m going with a studio apartment and it was larger than the one facility I looked at. There’s Christian persuasion, meaning that they have a chaplain that does services and devotions, and I like that. There are lots of good plusses.
I haven’t tried the food yet, but that’s not too critical for me because I’m only going to eat a small portion of it anyway. I’m on a special eating plan and I’ll be eating some of theirs and some of mine. Whatever they do will be great with me. It’s a very beautiful facility, and they had nice landscaping. Every time I mention to someone that I’m going there, they speak very highly of it. They get a good reputation in the community.
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What to Consider About Assisted Living in Decatur
The Division of Assisted Living, which forms part of the Illinois Department of Public Health, has overall responsibility for ensuring standards are adhered to by Decatur’s assisted living facilities. Its work includes making unannounced visits and inspections. The division has the authority to issue licenses and revoke them from facilities that continually breach standards of care.
Benefits and Drawbacks of Assisted Living in Decatur
- Although Illinois is ranked #19 for the cost of living, this doesn’t apply to Decatur, which offers seniors a more favorable financial climate. According to Sperling’s Best Places, the U.S. cost of living index is 100, while Decatur’s is a much lower 69.3. Although health costs are above-average, these are offset by much lower transportation, housing and grocery costs than those experienced by the typical American.
- The property and violent crime rates in Decatur are above the national and state averages. However, according to Neighborhood Scout, crime tends to be concentrated in the city center and northeast districts. Additionally, assisted living facilities typically provide 24/7 security, so seniors should feel safe.
- Seniors in Decatur can expect to encounter approximately five inches of snowfall per month between December and February and temperatures averaging at 22 degrees Fahrenheit. However, highs of around 86 degrees in the summer months are common, while temperatures in the other months are also comfortable for seniors.
- There are two hospitals within the city limits, including the well-regarded Decatur Memorial Hospital, ranked as high-performing in four procedures by U.S. News & World Report. According to Doctor.com, there are also 117 Medicare registered physicians, including family doctors, surgeons and dermatologists. In addition to its own medical facilities, seniors in Decatur are only 45 minutes from the excellent hospitals in Springfield.
- Decatur’s cultural attractions are many, such as Milliken Place, a series of architecturally significant homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his assistants. There’s also Kirkland Fine Arts Center, home to the Milliken University Orchestra. Nelson Park is possibly the most visited location in the city. Picnics on its beautiful lawns are popular, as are the dog park and the frequent shows performed at the 3,200 seat Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater.
- Subsidized transportation for seniors in Decatur is limited. However, for a suggested donation of $5 per ride, the Empowerment Opportunity Center can take seniors on shopping trips and to medical appointments.
Paying for Assisted Living in Decatur
The Genworth Cost of Care Survey shows the average cost for seniors residing in assisted living communities in Decatur is $4,629 per month. This is above the typical costs paid by their peers across Illinois and the U.S., where average fees are $4,575 and $4,300, respectively.
The Cost of Assisted Living in Nearby Cities
Although Decatur’s average costs of $4,629 are above the state average, they may be more attractive to budget-conscious seniors who want to retire in this part of Illinois. Approximately 45 minutes west of Decatur, seniors in Springfield’s nursing homes typically pay $4,860 per month for their care. About 70 minutes north in Bloomington, costs jump to $4,968. However, more affordable care is available in Champaign, where costs average at $4,163.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
Despite assisted living providing accommodation and care, its costs of $4,629 are below the $4,671 paid for home health care services (although home care costs are lower, at $4,433). The survey doesn’t record adult day care costs for Decatur, but the state average is $1,636. Nursing home care is the most costly, with a typical semiprivate room averaging $6,388 and a private room at $7,300.
Financial Assistance for Assisted Living in Decatur
In Illinois, the HCBS Medicaid Waiver for Supportive Living Facilities helps pay for services in some assisted living communities, but it does not pay for room and board.
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in Illinois page.
More Ways to Pay for Assisted Living
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:
- Veterans Benefits
- Life Insurance Policy
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Reverse Mortgage
For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in Illinois page.
Free Assisted Living Resources in Decatur
Decatur’s seniors can access a wealth of free resources that focus on helping them continue to live independent and comfortable lives in the community. The resources are provided by various agencies, including local government and volunteer groups dedicated to helping older neighbors.
| Resource | Contact | Service |
| Starting Point Services | (217) 423-6988 | Starting Point Services is a loose collection of resources that share a common theme – helping seniors maintain their autonomy. The resources include a community care program that can arrange household help, emergency response systems, and even install Automated Medication Dispensers. A money management team can teach seniors how to organize their finances and counselors who can help them get the most from their Medicare plans and determine if they’re eligible for Medicaid. |
| East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging | (800) 888-4456 | The East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging serves several counties, including Macon County’s seniors. It can help older adults access free or subsidized transportation services, provide trained counselors who can support seniors through difficult periods and put them in contact with attorneys who specialize in Elder Law. The agency also handles the responsibilities of the long-term care ombudsman, a volunteer program that advocates for residents’ rights in care facilities and investigates complaints made by them, their families and third parties. |
| Decatur VA Clinic | (217) 362-5442 | The Decatur VA Clinic provides primary care services for veterans in the area, including behavioral health programs, such as stopping smoking. It also refers vets to counselors who can provide information about the VA Aid and Attendance benefit, which can cover some assisted living costs, and the Housebound Allowance, which can cover some costs for vets able to live at home but in need of basic medical assistance. |
| RSVP Volunteer Program | (217) 428-6616 | RSVP helps able-bodied seniors actively support their communities by assisting in a range of programs. These can include delivering books and meals to housebound seniors and the disabled, mentoring others in areas where the volunteer has some knowledge and working in clothing rooms and gift shops. The program matches volunteers to the right services, with the volunteers having control over the amount of time they gift to RSVP. |
Assisted Living Laws and Regulations in Decatur
Decatur-area assisted living communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all assisted living communities in Illinois are required to follow. Visit our Assisted Living in Illinois page for more information about these laws.
